![]() In a good year we can harvest a gallon or two a day even more with a little help from our friends. These are definitely wild berries as we have never planted or even tended them. Our particular source for raspberries is the tangles of brambles that seem to grow in just about every corner of our little farm, as well as along the fence rows in our neighbor’s fields. True blackberries have solid centers.Įxperience has shown us that the period between Independence Day on the 4th of July and Bastille Day on the 14th of July is the primo season for picking these luscious little jewels. Technically, they are not even berries, but rather “an aggregate fruit of numerous drupelets around a central core.” There are red and black raspberries, which both have hollow centers. Indeed, all raspberries and blackberries are members of the rose family (Rosaceae). ![]() Wild Raspberries are native all across North America, but are also related to the Eurasian variety (Rubus idaeus). ![]() ![]() Not all years are the same, but each summer we anticipate some kind of a crop of wild raspberries (Rubus strigosus). The harvest depends on the amount of rain, sunshine and attendant humidity. ![]()
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